Koodali is a
census town
In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics.
India
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and grama panchayat in
Thalassery
Thalassery (), formerly Tellicherry, is a municipality, Commercial City on the Malabar Coast in Kannur district, in the state of Kerala, India, bordered by the districts of Mahé (Pondicherry), Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kasaragod and Kodagu (Karna ...
taluk of
Kannur district in Kerala state, India. Koodali is located east of
Kannur city
Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the major port city and commercial hu ...
on Kannur-Mattanur road.
Educational institutions
*
Koodali Higher Secondary School
Koodali Higher Secondary School is situated in Koodali, Kannur district, Kerala, India, about 15 km south of Kannur town. More than 3000 students study in the school, from standard 5 through to standard 12.
The school was first established ...
(established 1946), won the state award for the best school in Kerala in 1982
* Koodali UP School
* Munderi Govt. Higher Secondary school
* Kanhirode Aided LP School (Vayal School)
* Fazl-E-Omar Public School
* Gems Millenium Private School
* Vivekananda Vidyalayam (
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syllabus)
* Progressive College
* Nalanda College
* Kavumthazha LP school
* Thattiyod LP School
Demographics
As of
2011 Census, Koodali had a population of 15,236 which constitute 7,074 males and 8,162 females. Koodali
census town
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India
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have an area of with 3,447 families residing in it. The average sex ratio was 1154 higher than the state average of 1084. In Koodali, 10.2% of the population was under 6 years of age. Koodali had an average literacy of 95.8% higher than the state average of 94%; male literacy was 97.6% and female literacy was 94.3%.
Koodali Grama Panchayat had total population of 30,239 among which 15,003 people lives in rural areas and 15,236 in urban areas. Males constitute 47.1% of the population and Females were 52.9%. In Koodali Panchayat, 11.4% of the population was under 6 years of age. Koodali Panchayat had an average literacy of 95%. Koodali Panchayat have administration over Koodali census town and
Pattannur
Pattannur is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is 4 km away from Irikkur and 7 km away from Mattanur.
Demographics
As of 2011 Census, Pattannur had a population of 15,003 with 7,177 males and 7,826 fem ...
village.
Religion
As of 2011 India
census
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, Koodali
census town
In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics.
India
In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...
had total population of 15,236 among which 12,208 (80.13%) are Hindus, 2,980 (19.56%) are Muslims, 0.2% Christians and 0.11% others.
The main festival in Koodali is Thazathe Veettil (part of Koodali Thazhathe Tharavaad) Uthsavam (Teyyam, as it is called). There are many temples in Koodali, such as Sree Puthiya Madham, Muchilottu Bhagavathi Kshethram, Cherukottaram, Koodali Kavu, Thattiyodu Sree Mahavishnu Kshethram, Chonnamma Kottam, Koodali Ganapathy Kshethram, and Poovathur Ambalam. Muslims attend the Koodali Juma Masjid.
Hinduism
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and
Islam
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are the most practiced religions in Koodali, with
Christianity
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also practiced by some residents.
Koodali was also the home of a Koodali Amma, a religious leader whose ashram is still intact.
Administration
Koodali census town is part of Koodali
Grama Panchayat
Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...
in
Iritty
Iritty is a Municipality and a Taluk of Kannur district in Kerala State, India. The town is the main market place for the farmer communities in the surrounding regions. Iritty is known as The Coorg Valley in God's Own Country. Iritty is one o ...
Block Panchayat
Panchayat samiti is a rural local government (panchayat) body at the intermediate tehsil (taluka/mandal) level in India. It works for the villages of the tehsil that together are called a development block. It has been said to be the "panchayat ...
. Koodali is politically part of
Mattanur Assembly constituency
Mattanur State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Kannur Lok Sabha constitu ...
under Kannur Loksabha constituency.
Feudal connections
Koodali Thazath Veedu is an old
feudal
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family and the source of feudal stories in the region.
A historical overview of the family from the pre-British days is available in "Koodali Grantavari," edited by K.K.N. Kurup and published by the Department of History, University of Calicut.
Among the members of the family are KT Kunhikammaran Nambiar, a member of the Madras Legislative Council and KT Kunhiraman Nambiar, volunteer of Indian National Congress and participant in
Salt Satyagraha
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in Malabar, and later president of Kerala's
Pradesh Congress Committee
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, and member of the undivided
Communist Party of India
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H ...
.
Sports & Arts
Koodali's residents participate in cricket, football, swimming and other sports. Local sports clubs include:
* Tigers Club, Thattiyode
* Tigers Arts & Sports Club
* Peoples' Arts & Sports Club
* Galaxy Sports Club
* Mathrubhumi Study Circle
* KFC Koodali
* FC Thalamunda
* Coaching Centre Koodali
* Flowers Arts and sports club koodali
Politics
*District:
Kannur
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*Assembly: Mattanur
*
Panchayath
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(see
Panchayati Raj
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): Koodali
*Village: Koodali
Access
Koodali is near
Kannur
Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the major port city and commercial hu ...
International Airport (pilot project), located some away on
Mattannur
Mattanur, also spelled Mattannur, is a town, municipality, and an aerotropolis in Kannur district, Kerala, India. Mattanur is about 27 km east of Kannur and Thalassery, two major towns of the district.
Mattanur lies between Kannur, ...
road. Koodali is sixteen kilometers from the Kannur bus stand and Railway station. Koodali can be reached from Kannur bus stand either by
Irikkur
Irikkur is a town and grama panchayat in Kannur District of Kerala state, India.
Location
Irikkur is located on SH 36 between the towns of Taliparamba and Iritty and directly accessible from Kannur, Mattanur and Thalassery. It is equidistant f ...
or by
Iritty
Iritty is a Municipality and a Taluk of Kannur district in Kerala State, India. The town is the main market place for the farmer communities in the surrounding regions. Iritty is known as The Coorg Valley in God's Own Country. Iritty is one o ...
bus. Anjarakkandy Medical Institute can be accessed from Koodali by travelling a distance of nearly 8 km through Chakkarakkal.
The national highway passes through
Kannur
Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the major port city and commercial hu ...
town.
Goa
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and
Mumbai
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can be accessed on the northern side and
Cochin
Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...
and
Thiruvananthapuram
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can be accessed on the southern side. Taliparamba has a good bus station and buses are easily available to all parts of Kannur district. The road to the east of
Iritty
Iritty is a Municipality and a Taluk of Kannur district in Kerala State, India. The town is the main market place for the farmer communities in the surrounding regions. Iritty is known as The Coorg Valley in God's Own Country. Iritty is one o ...
connects to
Mysore
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and
Bangalore
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. But buses to these cities are available only from
Kannur
Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the major port city and commercial hu ...
, 22 km to the south. The nearest railway stations are
Kannapuram
Kannapuram is a census town and grama panchayat in Kannur district of North Malabar region in the Indian state of Kerala.
Demographics
As of 2011 Census of India, 2011 Census, Kannapuram had a population of 18,459 of which males constitute 8,2 ...
and
Kannur
Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the major port city and commercial hu ...
on
Mangalore
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-
Palakkad
Palakkad (), formerly known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the Palakkad District. Palakkad is most densely populated municipal ...
line.
Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at
Kannur
Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the major port city and commercial hu ...
,
Mangalore
Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Ker ...
and
Calicut
Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second la ...
. All of them are small international airports with direct flights available only to Middle Eastern countries.
References
{{Kannur district
Cities and towns in Kannur district
Villages near Kannur airport